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' UNITED STATES `PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS IGNATIUSPERRY, OF SLOUGH, ENGLAND.

INKSTAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,766, dated January '7, 1902.

Application filed June 7, 1901. Serial No. 63,641'. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern):

Be it known that I, LOUIS IeNATIUs PERRY,

a subject ofthe King of Great Britain, residing at Slough, in the county of Buckingham,

5 England, have invented certainy new and useful Improvements in Inkstands, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, and for which I have made application forBritish patent, dated the 13th day of May,

The invention has for its object impro-vements in inkstands, whereby the ink is kept in a clean condition, the contents of the dipping-cup can be readily returned to the reser- 'I`5 voir, and the dipping-cup readily cleaned.

zo Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the same as it would be arranged for transport.

o, is an ink-containingbottle or reservoir, preferably of square form, the filling-aperture or neck a.' of which I form in an eccentric position at one end thereof and preferably level, or nearly so, with one side thereof, which latter when the inkstand is in use is the uppermost part of the bottle 0,.

cork b, which is perforated to receive the stem c' of the dipping-cup c, which stem is preferably curved downward at c2.

The bottle or reservoir a is provided with a When the inkstand is arranged for transport, the vent a2 is closed by means of a suitable plug a3 and the aperture in the cork b is closed by a plug b; but when the inkstand is in use the said plugs a3 and 4o b are removed.

The bottle or reservoir a is placed within a case or box d, fitted at one end with a door d', having a hole d2 in position opposite the perforation in the cork b.

When the inkstand is required for use, the

plug a3 is removed from the vent-hole a2, and the stem c ofthe dipping-cup c is passed through the hole d2 and'into the perforation in the cork b, which it fits tightly, thus leav- 5o ing the dipping-cup c external of the case or box cl. To supply the dipping-cup cwith ink, the bottle ct is somewhat tilted in the direc- Withl 3o in the neck or filling-aperture a is placed ation of the cup, so as to depress the latter. Then when a sufficient supply of ink has been obtained the case or box d, containing the bottle, is placed level. The bent part c2 of the Y dipping-cup stem will remain filled with ink,

and thus prevent access of air to the i-nterior of the bottle Ct. When it is desired to return the contents of the dipping-cup to the bottle, the latter isl raised on end. The ink then returns to the bottle or reservoir, and, if desired, the dipping-cup can be removed and cleaned.

For convenience of packing for transport I fix to the interior of the door d a block, which-at d3 forms a seat for the rim of the dipping-cup c and at d4fis grooved to receive the stem c of said cup. The inner edges d5 ofthe block are curved, so that when closing the door d' said block shall act to adjust the bottle ct in position, and when the door is completely closed it will secure the bottle 'a in correct position.

d6 is a latch or catch to secure the door in its closed position.

The inkstand can be used, if desired, without a box or stand.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iss- V1. In an inkstand, the combination of a bottle a having a filling-aperture or neck a. in its upper part at the front and a permanently-open vent a2 at top in close proximity to said filling-aperture or neck, va perforated stopper b fitting 'the filling-aperture or neck a', and 'a removable dipping-cup c having a stem c which fits the aperture in the stopper b and is removable therefrom, thus enabling ink contained in the bottle to be poured into the dipping-cup and back again therefrom into the bottle, substantially asset forth.

2. In an inkstand, the combination of a bottle having an air-vent at top and a neck in its upper part, a perforated stopper in the neck, a loose dipping-cup, land a stem on said dipping-cup fitting at its extremity the aperture in the stopper and having a bend in its intermediate part, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In an inkstand, the combination of a` IOO dipping-cup fitting at its extremity the aperture in the stopper and having a downward bend in its intermediate part,substantally as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In an inkstand, the combination of a bottle having a vent at top and a neck in its upper part; a perforated stopper in said neck; a removable dipping-cup; and a hollow stem for said dipping-cup, communicating with the upper part of the oup,inclined downward and thence upward so as to form adepressedcurve, and at its extremity fitting the aperture in the stopper, as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In an inkstand the combination of a bottle, a perforated stopper in the neck or filling-aperture, a box with a door to inclose the bottle, a hole in said door opposite the aperture in the stopper, a loose dipping-cup, and a stem on said dipping-cup which is passed through the hole in the door and,when the inkstand is in use, removably ts the aperture in the stopper, substantially as herein set forth.

6. In an inkstand the combination of a bottle, a perforated stopper in the neck or filling-aperture, a box with a door to inolose the bottle, a hole in said door opposite the aperture in the stopper, a loose dipping-cup, a stem on said dipping-cup which is passed through the hole in the door and removablyT ts the aperture in the stopper when the inkstand is in use, and a block on the inside of the door to receive the dipping-cup when the inkstand is packed for transport and which secures the bottleV in correct position, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS IGNATIUS PERRY.

Witnesses:

B. J. B. MILLS, WM. GIRLING. 

